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crackling

[krak-ling, -luhn] / ˈkræk lɪŋ, -lən /
ADJECTIVE
crunchy
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In between shoots, she drank tea made from boiled snow and pine needles, and warmed her feet by a crackling fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

People who have Starlinks don’t let it be known and only upload videos to people they trust, he said over his crackling and distorted Starlink connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

But amid all that crackling electricity, everything around Marty begins to blur.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

The show might not have the crackling vitality of “Hamilton” or the bluesy poignancy of “The Scottsboro Boys.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The electric crackling increased; the figure turned away.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock